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Auckland Council impounded more than 12,000 dogs last year - more than half were euthanised. Frontline rescuers and local leaders say the crisis requires immediate on-the-ground action and law reform.

People paying higher premiums for insurance may be expecting more from their policies in return and being disappointed when they don't get it.

Unaloto Latu's family is one of many caught in an alarming rise in poverty. Audio

"We're too scared to lose houses because the scarcity of the housing here in Queenstown is really hard to get. So that time we don't have any choice [but] to follow his orders because we don't have…

The byelection was triggered by the death of Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Tarsh Kemp last month.

The idea proposed by a former finance minister and an economist would have you paying into savings rather than tax.

Critics say the sackings, which affect 1107 civil service and 246 foreign service workers, will hamper US ability to counter threats abroad.

The Te Pāti Māori co-leader says the newly chosen candidate is prepared for the battle to keep the seat in his party's hands. Audio

Kaipara was selected at a hui at Hoani Waititi Marae on Thursday evening.

An independent reference group has delivered guidelines to help the government shape climate adaptation legislation. Audio

"We need to be running, not crawling out of this recession," a chief economist says as the Reserve Bank looks set to hold today. Audio

A proposal bearing the name of a controversial US-backed aid group describes a plan to build large-scale camps.

A previous two-month ceasefire ended when Israeli strikes killed more than 400 Palestinians on 18 March.

Meanwhile, mayor Tim King says the "nightmare" telecommunications situation will likely be a major topic of review.

However, Regulations Minister David Seymour is rejecting the criticism from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

After a rebuild was cancelled, the former tenants of a social housing development in Auckland have seemingly 'disappeared'.

Stats NZ figures show at March last year house insurance was up almost 25 percent, contents insurance up about 28 percent and car insurance up almost 23 percent. Audio

Nearly half of Kiwi adults are skipping going to the dentist because they can not afford it.

In October the plan was shot down and council started the amendment process.

More people now have no shelter and are visible on the streets, the head of one charity says. Audio

At least 400 were also injured as protesters held running battles with police during massive anti-government demonstrations.